Tag Archives: Zach McAllister

Yankees Notes: A-Rod Injured, McAllister Traded, Nova to be Called Up

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees offense had been hot coming out of Detroit, but they were stopped last night by King Felix Hernandez who struck out 11 batters as they lost 6-0. Here are some notes: A.J. Burnett was victimized by a career high 12 hits and a pair of home runs as he allowed 6 runs over ...

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Minor League Monday: April 19th, 2010

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Chris Barrows

Minor League Baseball is back! So is Minor League Monday at it's best, as we will take a look at what happened in the first two week of minor league ball. To be fair, I should state that I have good reason for not being around most of last week. With my wedding only 47 ...

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Sherman: Yanks Farm System Needs to Produce Pitchers

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Just one year ago crop of pitchers expected to hit the free agent market was pretty impressive, Roy Halladay, Josh Beckett, Cliff Lee, Brandon Webb among others. But elite starting pitchers are a rare commodity and teams have been aggressive in locking these guys up. Now that list is just down to Cliff Lee and Brandon ...

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Best of the Week from the Yankees Blogosphere

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees jumped out to a 7-0 lead in today's game before rain ended things. Damaso Marte got the start, that's right, and Mariano Rivera pitched the second inning. Andy Pettitte, who has only pitched in one official spring training game thanks to rain, had his outing cut short after pitching just one inning. He ...

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Minor League Monday: March 15th, 2010

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Chris Barrows

Welcome to this week's edition of Minor League Monday. First and foremost, my apologies for the lack of a MLM last week. For those who don't know, I'm in the process of planning a wedding and needless to say, sometimes that can cause some crazy weeks. Since the last MLM, some baseball has been played ...

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2010 Potential Call-Ups: Zach McAllister

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Jason

(Photo courtesy of Mike Ashmore) At 6'5" and 230 pounds, righty Zach McAllister is an imposing figure on the mound. Yet the big right-hander  from Chillicothe, IL (just outside Peoria) is more known as a ground-ball pitcher than a strikeout artist. Drafted by the Yankees in the third round of the 2006 draft, the twenty-two year-old ...

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Hit and Run: Sabathia, Romine and McAllister, and Jesus

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Here are some news and stories of note from yesterday: The Yankees lost in a walk-off 3-2 to the Phillies yesterday. CC Sabathia pitched, 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO, and said afterwards he was "so-so". Nick Johnson was scratched with a stiff lower back he tweaked in the batting cage. Austin Romine and Zach ...

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Minor League Monday: February 22nd, 2010

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Chris Barrows

Before getting into this week's stories, I figured it wouldn't hurt to give a friendly reminder of the previews that we've been doing here at BBD. If you've missed our 2010 Player Previews, here's a link. If you liked those, stay tuned as you'll find more previews coming soon. This time, ...

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Down on the Farm: Who's Left?

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Chris Barrows

This off-season has been a busy one for the World Champion New York Yankees. A big part of that off-season has been some major changes to the Yankees minor league system. Some Yankee fans have expressed concerned this off-season that the Yankees have now run out of options. After all, the Yankees have seen departures from ...

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Projecting the Triple-A Roster

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Dan LaTorraca

The Yankees had very few holes to fill on the Triple-A roster and judging by the fact they've already signed three Scranton-caliber outfielders, a veteran reliever and a backup catcher, we can pretty much piece together the rest of the roster. This is only a guess, but I think the infield will comprise entirely of ...

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